Prelude vs. Interlude

Prelude vs. Interlude — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Prelude and Interlude

Preludenoun

An introductory or preliminary performance or event.

Interludenoun

An intervening episode, etc.

Preludenoun

(music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.

Interludenoun

An entertainment between the acts of a play.

Preludenoun

(computing) A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.

Interludenoun

(music) A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.

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Preludenoun

(figurative) A forerunner to anything.

Interludeverb

(transitive) To provide with an interlude.

Preludeverb

To introduce something, as a prelude.

Interludenoun

an intervening period or episode

Preludeverb

To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.

Interludenoun

a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance

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Preludenoun

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows;

training is a necessary preliminary to employmentdrinks were the overture to dinner

Interludeverb

perform an interlude;

The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation

Preludenoun

music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

Preludeverb

serve as a prelude or opening to

Preludeverb

play as a prelude